Cointelegraph Website Hacked in Fake Airdrop Phishing Attack
Summary
Cointelegraph's website was compromised in a front-end exploit promoting a fraudulent token airdrop to steal from users. A pop-up falsely claimed users were selected for a token giveaway, urging them to connect wallets, risking theft. This mirrors a similar attack on CoinMarketCap, where malicious code prompted wallet connections. These incidents highlight a rise in phishing attacks targeting crypto platforms through compromised interfaces. Phishing schemes and malware attacks accounted for 70% of the $2.2 billion stolen in crypto hacks in 2024. A recent data dump revealed over 16 billion stolen login credentials from various platforms.
